William Blake's The Tyger
In William Blake’s book “Songs of Experience” his poem entitled “The Tyger” is an inquisitive look at creation. He vividly describes the ferocious persona of the animal and rhetorically asks, “What immortal hand or eye, dare frame thy fearful symmetry (Songs of Experience, 35)?” Blake contrasts the creation of the tiger with that of the lamb, from “Songs of Innocence.”
In regards to reputation, these creatures are on the opposite end of the spectrum. The
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is watching the tiger being put together as oppose to reading about it.
Blake utilizes every aspect of poetry to make “The Tyger” such a great poem. He gets his point across through the poem’s language, form, measure, and imagery. He doesn’t waste any line with unnecessary words or poetic jargon. The beauty of the poem is found in Blake’s unique way of addressing a complex topic in a very simple manner.
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